The Dreaming

Nope!

decent album, i cant get enough of stuck in gaffa

What on earth is going on here

Very experimental work by Kate Bush, which honestly works very well for her. People may find this album very clashing with her other releases, but it has its highlights, despite its weirdness at times. Overall, you might have to listen to it several times to enjoy it, which is a polarizing action when it comes to listening to albums.

Incredible to think that this was one of the biggest British pop stars of the 80s - even if this didn't sell like her other albums, it's existence speaks to a much higher public demand/tolerance for wierdness and a level of artistic risk taking and experimentation at the top of the charts that no longer exists. The thing about experiments though is that they don't always turn out. This one finds Kate Bush leaning way into some of the most annoying aspects of her sound: the alternatingly fluterring operatic and chimpmonky vocals, the challenging melodic phrasing defined by huge leaps into the high range, and the extremely slow arhythmic compositions, and overuse of cheesy strings. The ornate baroque arrangements are pretty cool, lots of random instruments, synth tones, shimmering effects and textures. Favorites: Leave it Open

Vraiment un album intéressant, je ne m'attendais vraiment pas à ce son. Le côté expérimental/avant-garde gardait ça vraiment intéressant. Je pense que je devrais y revenir mais c'est certainement mémorable comme écoute. 7.5/10

Liked the vibe but no songs stood out to me

Weird

Ugh.

Ok, I 'got it', but I have to keep it in the framework of a concept piece. Oddly entertaining but certainly not something I will reach out for.

Aggressively weird, almost to Oingo Boingo levels. Decided to be generous and rate this 4 instead of 3 stars. It does get a little repetitive, but it's so much itself that even that repetition of itself deserves some recognition.

I remember Kate Bush, the first time around in the 80's and never found her music interesting and her voice irritated me and made it a difficult listen. I know at the time she was hugely popular, maybe more so in England than North America, but it didn't appeal to me, though there is some good material on The Dreaming. There's been a sudden revival of her music thanks to "that song" featured in the TV show, Stranger Things and a whole new generation and their mothers are chomping at the bit to hear more. This album or Hounds of Love are a good place to start, probably her best albums, at least for me, the most listenable K. Bush records.

Very not my style.

NO, why is there a song that sounds like dog noises??

Awful. Sounds like yoko on crack.

avante garde with a smidge of vaudeville and layers of 80's overproduction

My intro to Kate Bush and a brilliant album that now resides under the shadow created by its successor, Hounds of Love. It still belongs on this list.

meh

Annoying

Not her best, still an icon.

Wiki says this was her experimental album but it didn't feel that way to me. I really enjoyed it.

Not as experimental as Hounds of Love, but a wonderful and strange album nonetheless. I could see how someone would find her voice a little whiny and it took me a bit to get used to (over the years) but it’s so unique.

Strange and unique. Great vocals. Love her style though it’s not my usual taste in music.

What to even SAYYYYY about this Kate Bush album? Did I assume, putting it on, that we'd just be getting 12 tracks that sound like "Running Up That Hill Pt. 2" Yes. I'm ashamed to say that I thought that. I am super bad this new thing I'm trying, which is being a Kate Bush superfan. I actually sent several mind-blowing songs to my friends that were so... *crazy.* Genuinely deranged. And the response I got from everyone was "love Kate bush she's a good time." Dear reader... I am willing to bet that they *too* thought I was sending them a song that sounds like "Running Up That Hill Pt. 2." They most assuredly did not listen to the songs. Well, if they *had* listened... they would have been just as baffled as I have been. That singular, free-wheeling, artistic spirit of the hyperactive, disturbed mind of Kate Bush. What to even say! Nobody's mind works like Kate Bush's mind. It's genuinely unique music. This is Kate Bush during her Witching Hour. I was astounded! I think it's really good. But it's a VERY difficult first listen. Now on listen 3, with the lyrics open, and I'm at a place where I can understand what she's doing, and actually get it in my brain. Reminds me of Bjork, in the sense that the creative tap is not just flowing, it's on full blast, all the time. And, also like Bjork, every once in a while she does something that does NOT work, and it's a huge turnoff. Hugely distracting. But... how can you not listen to this and go, what a fascinating mind! 4/5. I feel like I can hear a version of this album that is smaller, tighter, and cuts just a bit back from the edge of the witching hour. Just... 10%, maybe, and it would be a perfect album.

Delightfully weird 3/5

I found The Sensual World a bit underwhelming but this album far exceeded my modest expectations, it’s ace. I knew tracks 1 and 6 from a greatest hits CD but outside of that context I can better appreciate what mighty, deranged bangers they are, and the rest of the album lives up to them. It’s as nuts and experimental as you’d hope from Kate Bush (the line ‘we let the weirdness in’ from Leave It Open is a fitting mission statement/badge of honour for the album) but also far more listenable than many reviews suggest. There are frenzied, soaring vocal hooks in almost every song that may turn other people off, but they’re like aural opium to me. 4.5

Eccentric, yes, but also original and - occasionally - entertaining. Is this the Kate Bush album I’d curate here? No way. But, ultimately, it’s a Kate Bush album and I love Kate Bush.

Once again no one was doing it like Kate bush in the 80s and once again it isn’t clicking with me. I definitely appreciate her music more than I like it because it really is unique and fun but it’s not something I want to listen to more than once. I liked hounds of love a lot more but this was still alright.

I thought this was pretty great - she could teach Fiona Apple a thing or two. Best tracks; Suspended in Gaffa, Night of the Swallow.

Good Lord, Kate Bush is talented. This roars out of the gate with the grooving, toms-driven "Sat In Your Lap", in which she nails a smooth, staccato come-hither whisper, a distorted, near-falsetto wail and a vibrating, deep, powerful belt. Instant masterclass. The dark, synth-y, reverb-drenched composition and rangey, emotional, catchy vocals, all packaged in infectious, weird, highly produced pop is right in line with Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel albums of the same era. Except that Bush might actually be the best of the three. I read another review that described Bush's work as avante-pop and I think that's perfect. It's not prog but pushes the envelope in its own way, from a different genre. I like Hounds of Love a little better (that one'll haunt you) but this is a spectacularly good album and you should listen to it. In fact, here's a lukewarm take: we should all listen to more Kate Bush.

2.1 per track. I absolutely hated this at the start but kind of liked it as I listened more? Only Kate bush I had heard before was Running up that hill, which is a great song despite how much it overplayed during the Stranger Things spotlight, this album is not what I was expecting.

I'm not sure what you call the style of this album, but it doesn't do it for me. There are some moments I enjoyed, but overall maybe just too theatrical for my liking.

i'd rather listen to pink friday 2 or skibidi toilet for 12 hours this shit is so ass im crying😭😭😭 idk give it a chance tho this is just not for me❤

No my kind of tunes

80s pop rock circus clown music. Fun when it leans into the silly stuff. The more generic poppy tracks did not wow me.

hard listen. too experimental.

I do not get Kate Bush. This sounds like a parody of a rock opera.

Much better album than the other one recorded by Kate Bush, that is also listen in here - "Hounds of Love". I was very surprised with the amount of experiments in regard of Kate's vocal performance. So many modulations, weird voices, but ultimately it fitted very well with the theme of the album. Kate Bush is really a talented singer and songwriter, it is real shame she wasn't that famous before (at least in my circles). Really cool album, will definitely come back to it again!

Such a creative and fun album. Interesting to think that this comes before Hounds of Love, which is a more coherent and complete work, but this is full of intriguing sounds and fantastic songs.

What a weirdo album in a not bad way. I feel like this is Kate Bush at some of her most unhinged. The opening track is just a weird amalgam of creative instrument choices with such a weird groove and this jaunty/bar like piano. interesting vocal parts/harmonies. Still some catchiness but definitely really odd overall.

strange, and not in a good way.

Kate is such a drama kid

Listened on subway in NYC. Not great. 1.4

Kinda fabulous

Hi, like many people, have been thrilled at the Kate Bush Renaissance that has happened in the wake of stranger things. As a teacher, I find it delightful that today’s 16 and 17-year-olds recognize her name and her music. I might argue that albums like hounds of love or the sensual world are much more accessible than this album, but Kate Bush has always been kind of weird, and I have loved her for it. I listened to a lot of Fiona Apple and Tori Amos growing up, and the influence that Kate Bush has had on them, and other artist is profound. This album definitely represents wacky Kate Bush, but everything from her inimitable voice to the driving drums, and in the case of this album, somehow very impressive guitar work, I think it is a very good representation of who she is as an artist. I enjoyed it, and I’m happy to continue expanding my appreciation of this artist.

This is some of the most ass music I’ve ever heard. The 80s truly were a low point for society.

I forgot to add notes and now I forgot about most of it, so didn't much of an impression. Will I listen to again: 1%

That was a supremely weird album. I liked it.

Surprised how much I liked this. Some wild stuff in here.

Spooky but also hella 80’s, Leave It Open is so interesting, also was not expecting the chant-singing in The Dreaming

It's very much a Kate Bush album, odd interesting concepts, studied performance, unique. Not my favourite Kate Bush album, but glad it exists!

I don't genuinely get this artist....never have, never will. Very overrated with a very annoying voice

This was horrible. Like a really bad knock of of the Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack.

Don’t grab me. Not a huge fan of this one.

I get it, but now for me

Lovely

I consider falsetto a technique sparingly as a dramatic effect because it is not a pretty sound... Kate Bush just hangs on it. I cringe every time she goes into scream mode and not in the modern slang sense. actual closed eyes, contorted face cringe in the traditional sense. If you exclude the annoying hi-pitched screams the rest of the album is your classic "weird for the sake of being weird" art pop. The most bearable song was night of the swallow but you can almost hear her shaking from holding back screaming in your ear at the chorus.

The Dreaming was a bold and daring move by an hugely popular artist. Without easily accessible singles, it wasn't going to win her new fans that way, and the theatricality and delving into dark depths probably had a lot of her fans scratching their heads. Of all her albums, it's the one that most needs repeated listens to grow on you, to see the intricacy of craft and revel in the diversity of styles. Essential for those who appreciate Kate Bush, though probably a little out there for those first coming upon her. (This 1001 list should come with side-notes or disclaimers for albums like this. "Not for Introduction to This Artist" - with a link to Hounds of Love. Like having Scary Monsters as your first Bowie album. ) Not as coherent as Hounds of Love, the risk-taking and resultant highs are worth it, and this remains my second-favorite Kate Bush record. A solid 9/ 10, rounded up for the sheer jaunting joy that is "Suspended in Gaffa".

Tried really hard to 'get' this, it didn't happen. Great sounding album but KB's voice did get a bit whiney. I can see some of the attraction but not all of it.

It's easy to see from the first time you hear Kate Bush that her voice is singular. But besides Running Up That Hill (not on this album BTW), how much does that singularity translate into importance / listenability. I don't think very much. I want to love an album like this, but just can't get past the same thing that probably makes her fans love her so much-- that voice.

Ugh, this was nearly unlistenable. I enjoyed the last KB album, but this album was just irritating. The falsetto's the vocal bouncing paired against the boring music set this up for a giant fail. I might as well listen to Tori Amos.

There are three Kate Bush albums on the list. There don’t need to be. “The Dreaming” has “often characterised as her most uncommercial and experimental release,” and to that I would add “almost unlistenable.” There are some hints of Bush’s talent here, but they are overwhelmed by too many head-scratching moments. Artist should absolutely experiment. But not all of those experiments should leave the studio. I laughed out loud at the ridiculousness of so many parts of “The Dreaming.” NPR made a list of The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women from a reader’s poll. The 1001 has women underrepresented, but Kate Bush’s three entries isn’t the problem. Somehow “Dreaming” made the NPR list, at #24. 🤷‍♂️. But ahead of it, and not on the 1001, are: Beyoncé - “Lemonade” Adele - “21” (was on but was taken off) Tori Amos - “Boys for Pele” Taylor Swift - “Reputation” (ok I don’t agree with this one) Then after 24, but also more deserving, are: Melissa Etheridge - “Yes I Am” Neko Case - “Fox Confessor Brings the Flood” Fiona Apple - “The Idler Wheel…” …and on, and on… Adele should have stayed on the list. Swift I could take or leave personally, but she probably deserves more on the list for her popularity and cultural impact. “Fox Confessor” is brilliant, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, and I’d love to see it on the list. But it’s Tori Amos and Fiona Apple that are most directly deserving of one Bush’s three spots. Apple’s “Idler Wheel” and “Fetch the Bolt Cutters” are experimental, like “The Dreaming,” but I think are more listenable (though I’m sure all won’t agree). Amos doesn’t get enough credit for her body of work and the many artists she inspired. Many women are deserving of one of Bush’s three spots, but I’d give it to “Boys for Pele.”

There are times that the way she uses her voice reminds me of Tori Amos. I prefer those moments but most of this is just too experimental and not cohesive enough for me.

I know synthesizers were all the new rage and everything, but this sounds comical in retrospect. And I’m coming to realize that it’s not just Ms. Bush’s effort here. Rather it’s the popular music of this whole time period at the forefront of synthesizer/keyboard exploration. At the time, I imagine it was like “holy shit this is cutting edge.” Having 40 years of musical history since, even focusing only on pop, this album and much of its contemporaries sound like a parody to me. I have a hard time taking them seriously as evidenced by my 1980s ratings. It is by far my lowest rated decade and my average rating has the biggest gap with the global ratings for any decade. If I were 10 years older, I might say “hell yeah” to the 1980s. This is not to say that I dislike this whole album. I don’t. I respect the experimentation as it’s necessary to make progress. And some of the sounds hit temporarily so as to make this album not a complete bust.

Incredibly weird but inspired work. Influences fade into the background leaving only a unique work

I love Kate but this isn't my favourite album of hers (Never for Ever and Hounds of Love are me favourites). Still, there's a lot to like here- so much inventiveness throughout.

Coming into this album with the only Kate Bush song I know is Running Up That Hill due to Stranger Things. In general, I find female vocalists difficult to listen to. This album was no different for me. The music for the first couple of tracks was the only reason I’m not rating this 1/5.

Actual dogshit

The beat? ass. The flow? Ass. The lyrics? Don’t fucking no (ass) this album makes me want to kill my whole family. A disgrace to the album that came before this. Not a good look for the women community.

I did not think it was possible for an album to suck this bad yet here we are. I genuinely wanted to stop listening to this album about 10 seconds in. It sounds like something theater kids would listen to.

I love Kate Bush, such a unique singer who creates some well produced music. I've read rave reviews about this album being a masterpiece of her work, but for me I just don't get it, I really struggled with this album, and I wouldn't rate it as her best work. She was a wonderful voice and talent, but you shouldn't need to concentrate and disect each part of the songs to come out with a doctorate on how wonderful it is. She made much better music than this.

Not bad, not great. I've learned from this project that if you want a broad music exposure, you probably don't need 1,001 albums. Half (or less) would suffice. But I do think that being exposed to Kate Bush is worthwhile.

Weird stuff, but a good break from the typical 80s music.

Yesss, Kate Bush! I’ve never heard this album before, but wow, it’s excellent - I prefer her more experimental work to the poppier/more mainstream stuff. Really on the fence between 4 and 5… 4 for now, I suppose, but I can easily see it going up to 5 after spending more

Not really my Jam.

Listened to this while playing Carnegie solo. I lost by a lot. This album, however, was an absolute homerun for me. I have only heard Running Up The Hill before, and that wasn't on this album. I was not expecting such a sonic adventure. I could hear how this majorly influenced Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, Bjork, Bat For Lashes...the list goes on and on. I was so thoroughly excited by the songs. I was teetering between rating this a 4, or 5...but then the donkey chorus came in during the final minutes and absolutely cemented itself as a 5. This is the first 5 I've given out to an album I was completely unfamiliar with. Will totally come back to this one in the future.

Kinda strange in a cool way.

👑

Bat-sh*t crazy. Very strange composition

I liked this album, though I think I liked Hounds of Love much better. The wild vocal affectations on this album were sometimes cool, other times just not hitting for me.

Another Kate Bush banger. This one sounds a lot like Tori Amos, except with fucking screaming and other weird things I like. 4/5

I understand why this nearly derailed Kate’s career, it’s a little out there even for her. But it has a lot of her best ideas too, enough so that it could stand neck and neck to Hounds as her finest work. A-

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Probably the worst album yet. Experimental pop punk is not for me.

Weird

Eh, better on 2nd listen but not great

Not my fav Kate Bush album but still good!

New weird shit I like unlocked

meh 3*

I love how freaking weird this album is. It doesn't always work but I appreciate how daring it is even when it doesn't. Some real hits here too though that somehow are still very catchy and poppy while maintaining that offbeat insanity.

My favourite Bush album so far. The title track includes contributions from well-known animal impersonator Percy Edwards, and well-known didgeridoo player Rolf Harris. Bush herself channels Kenneth Williams’ Rambling Syd Rumpo. She really embraces the music hall tradition, 60s and 70s light entertainment and novelty records. The whole thing is completely bonkers, loads of fun.

Kate Bush doing a Bert The Chimney Sweep. A load of absolute balls.

Generous 2 stars as I like Kate bush, so am giving her the benefit of the doubt, but this is a right load of old keek

Really liked the lyrics but could tell this album was very experimental. Did like some of the songs though - There Goes a Tenner, Night of the Swallow, and The Dreaming

While I respect Kate Bush’s artistry here, this was a tad too eccentric for me to enjoy.

Bit strange, gave up half way through.

Some songs I’ll start to recognise from samples or such and then they’ll veer off wildly, makes for an interesting experience.

I like Kate Bush but eh yeah I don't know what I think about this one. I enjoyed the listen for the sheer invention but I prefer a bit more focus. Singing with a mock cockney or Australian accent can never be a good idea

A little too odd for me

Sorry Kate, probably your worst yet

Weird lol

Her voice is awful

Good

Liked it but didn't grab me

What an interesting, creative, quite talented... absolutely unlistenable drivel? I rated two other Kate Bush albums we got so far 3 and 4 stars. So I'm not a great fan of the rest of her work, but I found it at least very listenable. This one was bordering on torture though.

Good album, well produced great instrumentals and amazing vocals

1. zat in your lap - 0 2. there goez a tenner - 1 3. pull out the pin - 0 4. zuzpended in gaffa - 0 5. leave it open - 0 6. the dreaming - 0 7. night of the zuuallouu - 0 8. all the love - 0 9. houdini - 1 10. get out of my houze - 0 11.

Absolutely not it. Not sure what was going on with the vocals, disturbing at times. 4/10

Just horrible

Very nice voice, but most of it is either uninteresting to me or feels quiet exhausting to listen to. I like the song All The Love, which is pretty slow and easy to listen to.

I am the concierge chez-moi, honey Won't let ya in for love, nor money Let me in My home, my joy I'm barred and bolted and I Won't let you in Get out of my house Its like a demented pop opera, way ahead of its time. 4/5

Genuinely original

Experimentations into the Land of Pop. This album feels like a weird dream. Love it.

Kate Bush transforms pop music into an exceptional artistic painting! Unique stuff.

Fucking atrocious.

You can tell she’s a good musician but this album was a little strange and all over the place. It didn’t really have an 80s feel about it and sounds like a weird B musical or film soundtrack. Have to say I didn’t enjoy this one very much. It almost became unbearable to listen to at some points.

Artsy! Not radio friendly though.

I suspect this takes a number of listens to really appreciate. It didn’t really stick with me after the first.

0/10, 0%

музыкально довольно интересно, но вокал её не для меня

There is but one Kate Bush: a wild woman, beautifully fragile and a force of nature all at once. Somewhat uneven but still highly listenable.

In this release, Kate Bush goes all-out on her crazy ideas, putting more energy and experiments than in any other album. She has a strong and versatile voice; one of the most memorable of the era. The music varies in style, but most of it is lush and atmospheric, often feeling like a mad house. The cabaret intro "Sat in Your Lap" that sounds like a tense musical number, the wacky ska-like "There Goes a Tenner", the space-age "Leave It Open", the British folky jig of "Night of the Swallow"... this album just keeps giving, and the ideas always nail. It's not overwhelming though. The first four tracks are the high-energy pop tracks. The next two are very dark and focus more on ambiance and mood with a sparser sound, which many can find off-putting but is just as if not more creative. From that, the mood gradually calms down and becomes more predictable. "All the Love" is the least experimental song, being mostly a piano ballad, but it's still overlayed with samples and atmospheric synths. "Houdini", another piano ballad, is overlayed with beautiful strings and a frenzied vocal performance. Finally, we close with the fan favorite "Get Out of My House" which is the least accessible track, also super dark but highly experimental and doesn't follow a standard song structure. It's an unforgettable closer. It's not as structured as her next album, Hounds of Love, and a lot of her ideas here are hard on the ear and require active listening. But when you do actively listen to it, it's some of the most fun you could have with an album. No filler or skippable tracks, which each one serving a well-defined purpose. Countless memorable moments, and some of the best songs in her discography. There were other art pop artists in that early 80s period, like ABC, Madness, and the Buggles. But this record really cemented no one was like her in the 80s.

smashing

Really interesting, but not particularly enjoyable. Pull out the Pin, Night of the Swallow, and Houdini stood out the most, but I don't think the rest of the album justifies a higher rating.

What a weird album. I still don’t really know how I’m supposed to feel about it, and it could probably use another listen that I’m not willing to commit to. There’s something there though. I think… I liked it. Best song: Suspended in Gaffa?

Genres: Art rock, avant-pop, progressive pop, progressive rock Formed: 1978 Run time: 10 songs, 43 min, 21 sec The fourth studio album by the English art rock singer. Overall the songs are well written, often complex and layered. Spotify: Least popular song: 1.5M Most popular song: >9.5M plays "Sat In Your Lap" is open to interpretation. I feel the line “I see the people working” means their relationships are working. Others think more literally, that Kate is singing about actual work. She then talks about knowledge, but that could equally apply either way. “There Goes A Tenner” tells the story of a bank heist. It seem like a strange topic. Is it perhaps meant to be taken metaphorically? “Pull Out The Pin” is about war, and the struggle to maintain one's humanity. This internal conflict is best described by the line "With my silver Buddha and my silver bullet". 'Suspended in Gaffa '' is about life's struggles and wanting to achieve something (spiritual), but feeling like you’re being held back by Gaffa (tape). “Leave It Open” starts by talking about being closed as a means of self-protection. There is then a change, to open up to allow others in and thus experience life, despite the risks. “The Dreaming” is a commentary on the appalling treatment of the indigenous peoples of Australia. It talks about the British trying to erase their way of life, so the land can be plundered for minerals. “Night of the Swallow” is another song open to interpretation. It starts by talking about telling the police to prevent someone from doing something. It then goes on to talk about helping someone escape the country. I don;t know what wrong was being prevented or who was being helped. "All the Love" is about dying (really or metaphorically). It is only at that point does their friend express their love and true feelings. The next time (they die) they first dedicate their work to their friends. This causes fear in the friends and they hide their feelings. Overall the song suggests we share our feelings before it is too late. “Houdini” is about a medium trying (and failing) to contact Houdini at a Séance. "Get Out of My House" is about the singer's need for privacy and solitude. She is determined to keep her home and herself cut off from the outside world. We know Kate is a private person, so I guess the song is about her. I sometimes find Kate Bush’s voice a little shrill but that was not the case on this album. I particularly liked how she provided her own backing on some songs, using a muted, almost ethereal voice. She is a fantastic song writer and the subject matter is always varied and often eclectic. Listen Again?: No but I will listen to a “Best Of” album. My Rating: ***

I am a massive fan of Kate Bush and it is so impressive that she produced this herself. Having said that, this is a bit bonkers for me and sadly I did not have the time to give it the attention. It needs and deserves. Still getting a 4 though

I get that she's experimental and unique but I really struggle with this.

I love Kate Bush’s dedication to making music that sounds like I should be cooking up a big old cauldron in a mushroom forest to. It’s whimsical and it ignores a lot of conventional instruments and vocal arrangements, it stands out.

This record is particularly famous for being one of the first albums to use the then state-of-the-art synthesizer/computer Fairlight. I really see the album as a kind of musical laboratory with Kate Bush as a writing and producing 'mad professor'. The fruits of the experimental drive are then reaped on the successor to this album: Hounds Of Love

I am someone who appreciates Tori Amos a great deal. And here is Kate Bush being Tori Amos a decade before Tori Amos became Tori Amos. This mlght also be one of, if not the first, times I've commented upon some album art. I love this. I'm very glad to say I caught glimpse of it on a big screen, rather than merely viewing it on my phone. Had I not, I may have missed the wedding ring on the tongue, in a classic Hammer vampire type pose. It's a great picture and I think I'd like to buy some wall art of it. Onto the music. I can totally accept that many people will hate this. Those people are entitled to their opinion, no matter how wrong that opinion is. This album is genius. Kate Bush is a genius. From what I know of her, she started out super-young. She was dissatisfied with the studio/label directions and producers often didn't quite keep up - and this album was the first she produced herself at her own studio. I can't help but think about Gary Numan. Also under twenty when he hit the music scene, also utterly unlike what had been seen before. Kate Bush took everything about being a singer/songwriter and said "this is too pedestrian for me" before doing her funky thing and just utterly blasting everything out of the water. This album is Bush in a position to self-produce, and it is wonderful to hear how she's able to push things further, go in uncomfortable directions and create music that can push boundary and inspire others. Clear as day, this album pushed two minor artists - Bjork and Tori Amos - into directions that yielded even more remarkable music. Yes, this album is just great.

Can't wait for the Stranger Things crowd to claw their ears off when they listen to this LP. The Dreaming is denser than all fuck and is my go-to reasoning for why Kate Bush belongs in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame despite being "just a Pop artist". The ending of Get Out of My House puts nearly any Rock band to shame, just masterclass stuff all around.

Bush writes and arranges her own songs and clearly has zero desire to fall in line with music industry conventions and expectations, all of which I respect and admire. She's undeniably a talented artist, and I understand why people enjoy her work, but it appears I'm not one of those people.

This album has officially converted me - Kate Bush is far more talented & creative than I originally gave her credit for. What a challenging & thrilling listen. This album moved me so much that I played the album twice. It's creative, odd, eccentric, theatrical, brooding, and bold. I'm surprised that I enjoyed this more than her commercially successful albums. I honestly never thought I'd get around to truly enjoying her work, but I'm REALLY into this. 4.5

"Some say that knowledge is oh-ho-ho" I know this album well and Sat In Your Lap has been on my regular playlist for the last few months, one of my favourite KB songs. The Dreaming is just the maddest song ever. I don't really enjoy the mock cockney moments, but the rest of it is so purely original that it would be a sin to give it less than five stars.

Spooky! Not a huge serotonin generator but I love that she's doing what she wants.

Haunting music about mundanity and more

A welcome relief after hearing ‘Running Up That Hill’ nonstop for the past year. Great to see an artist get weird with it and push the boundaries of what’s expected - not every track works here (the donkey sounds are a questionable choice, I gotta admit) but this is by far one of the most creative LPs I’ve had on this project in a while.

Nope, she is not my cup o 🍵

Ok album. Made me lose a lot of respect for Tori Amos as an innovator, she copied this whole aesthetic and style hard

She's an odd one. Her music really takes time to get into. Her voice...sometimes so great and other times so annoying. The first track, Sat in Your Lap, is a perfect example of this contrast. Standouts: Night of the Swallow, All of the Love Others: There Goes a Tenner, Suspended in Gaffa, Sat in Your Lap, The Dreaming, Leave it Open, Get Out of My House Rating: 3/5

First time listening to any Kate Bush. I appreciate the uniqueness here, but it's a bit too weird for me to actually enjoy. She might be more of an acquired taste.

Absolutely fucking dreadful again, just like everything she's ever touched.

This is rubbish, shouldn't have made the list. Didn't sell well, wasn't critically acclaimed, and doesn't seem to have much in the way of redeeming features. Maybe it's one that grows on you, but it hasn't made enough of an impression first time around to deserve another chance. Occasionally finds an interesting combination of her overly theatrical voice and the overly theatrical music, but most of the time it's just too much. 2/5.

Brilliant, baffling, borderline bamboozling, bizarre Bush.

The summary of today's album states that it "is often characterised as her most uncommercial and experimental release." and it "initially sold less than its predecessors and was met with mixed critical reception." For fuck sakes, why are duds like this included in this fucking generator? If the album was shit then, it is shit now. I hate Kate Bush anyways, let alone an experimental album that sold poorly. I am not looking forward to this album at all. This album is literally as irritating as nails on a chalkboard. Kate Bush's voice is so fucking annoying. If she'd just sing the songs, that'd be one thing, but she opts to scream and moan quite a bit. She also puts her vocals in a range that I can only describe as Japanese geisha pop. She sounds like a pre-pubescent Japanese girl. In that range I have no fucking idea what she is saying, it could be japanese for all I know. Not that it matters, her vocals are nonsense anyways. Nowhere on this piece of shit album was there ever anything that resembled song structure, or music at all. It was all just noise, and random screeching. Overall, exactly what I thought it would be, pure garbage. Just because Bjork said she likes the album, doesn't mean it has any right to be on a list like this. This influenced nothing, and is just simply a huge pile of bullshit, just like everything else Kate Bush ever put to record. This was a waste of 43 minutes. Fuck Kate Bush. Favourite songs: Houdini.... I guess Least favourite songs: Sat In Your Lap, There Goes a Tenner, Suspended in Gaffa, Leave it Open, The Dreaming, All the Love, Night of the Swallow, Get Out of My House, Pull Out the Pin 1/5

I actually enjoyed that album

Meh. Almost fell asleep listening to this.

Sure is weirder than the her other albums. 3

8/10 I absolutely loved the production — found it to be phenomenal I just wish I didn’t find Kate Bush’s voice to be so annoying maybe it’s not the voice, just the accent either way, it was a little rough to hear still loved this album tho

An album that confused many at the time - it wasn't what we expected from Kate Bush! But turns out, it was exactly what should be expected from Kate Bush. Ground-breaking and influential in so many ways, not just musically. I loved it at the time and I still do.

This was pretty gnarly it a great way. Super out there, but really engaging.

Snilld.

Belle voix. Connaissait peu autre que Running up that hill de Stranger Things. Je pensais avoir plus de frissons en écoutant. Un peu mi-chaud mi-froid, quoique pas mauvais du tout. C'est vraiment un album éclectique, de par son style et sa weirdness.

Never heard this album or any of the songs. Kate Bush is kind of an acquired taste. The music and sound takes time to appreciate. So far, I need more time to fully appreciate it It sounds kind of ‘weird’ at first. Singles: ------------------------------------ "Sat in Your Lap" (#11 UK) "The Dreaming" (#48 UK) "There Goes a Tenner" (#93, UK) "Suspended in Gaffa" (FR, NL, ESP top 40) "Night of the Swallow" (DNC) Rating: 2.5

Kate Bush herself calls regards this album as beloning to her weired phase, and I wholeheartedly agree. This is art with a big "A". I get that this was her way to express herself, but she lost me after track 1 or 2. Her later material is much stronger. 2/5

In tegenstelling tot een ander plaatje die we voorgeschoteld kregen hier, viel deze wat tegen.

Mijn hemel is dit voor rond een vuurtje de regengoden oproepen

Volgens de info op interenet wordt dit gezien als haar meest experimentele plaat. Volledig zelf opgenomen en geproduceerd, wat ik wel kan waarderen. En ondanks het minder toegankelijke (lees: minder pop en meer experiment) heb ik hier toch met belangstelling naar geluisterd.

Interessante plaat!

Unremarkable

Really a struggle for me to get through this one. Not my taste.

With Aerial and Hounds of Love her best album, really underrated this one because people find it 'weird' I guess. But I love the way she uses her voice, the drama, the rawness. Brilliant all the way from Sat in Your Lap to the witchlike Get Out of My House. Best song I think the title song. 5 stars!

Truly amazing eclectic art pop album from one and only Kate Bush. It's really hard to describe this album as Kate Bush has her own distinct style and this might be the most uncompromised an album of hers ever was.

It was alright.

I know very little of Kate Bush. This album smacks as an exploration into experimentalism to me. A lot of interesting decisions a few tracks in. Some of which hit; others which miss wide. Sat In Your Lap is all over the place. Very ambitious with the vocal switches. I can't say I love it, but I don't hate it either. Pull Out The Pin has a cool instrumental throughout. This feels way ahead of its time and a huge influence on some contemporary artists (e.g., Grimes). So far this one is my favorite. Interesting deconstruction through the last minute. I had the album on in the background for the most part after this point. While this isn't something that I would go back for, I largely respected the production and experimental nature. To me this is a soft 3.

Kate Bush has to be one of the most overrated artists ever, she has maybe 2 good songs?

This is so weird, I love it. Kate Bush is doing something exciting with her vocals all the way thru, theatrical vocal delivery annoys me sometimes but Bush is just so good at it. The band is doing so much and keeping things tight, especially on the title track which feels like a fever dream. Really enjoyed this, 5 stars

Not the best but still better than most other people let’s be honest.

Kate goat

I used to not think too highly of this album but now I realize it’s a hit. From ”Pull Out The Pin” onwards it’s classic Kate Bush wacko bangers ahoy

Detta är banger... några låtar inte lika. Coolt att the Dreaming handlar om aboriginsk mytologi då ja läste en bok om de de va lite aha moment... ya kno

Wild decisions in this, going big, going weird, I liked it a lot! "Sensual World" hadn't really sold me, but knowing she had *this* in her makes people's praise of her make way more sense

Similar vocally to Madonna, but provides alternative pop in the way Lorde and Billie Eilish do today. Lots of respect, but not quite my style to keep me engaged.

Wonderfully weird yet never too over the top and still enjoyable

Anything Kate Bush so far has been a delight - and this was a record I wasn’t even aware of. None of the obvious hits here but it’s still a remarkable and strong record. Ms Bush does what she pleases and that pleases us all. She’s awesome.

Not a favourite. Bit weird overall.

Это прям ебануто местами алкоальбом: текила с табаско

Пипец какие глюки я словил в конце альбома. Просто жесть... оры и крики какие-то)) А начиналось всё довольно прилично; в какой-то момент захотелось сравнить её с The Smiths, но это максимум к 1-2 песням подходит (типа There Goes A Tenner). Короче два последние трека не поняты вообще. Голос у неё очень узнаваемый, естественно. Какой-то такой тембр интересный... как будто, у неё не совсем британское происхождение, или просто орехи во рту, когда поёт.

с бэкграундом становится понятнее, но истории в плейлист не запихнуть

Borderline unlistenable, experimental trip that was 20% soothing and 80% pure chaos. Really did feel like dreaming.

Very hard to pin down exactly what this album is. It defies classification. I still like it even if I wouldn't necessarily listen to it on purpose.

Way more bizarre than The Sensual World. Not my cup of tea

The Dreaming is the fourth album by English art rock singer Kate Bush. It is her most experimental release, which negatively affected the initial sales and earned a mixed critical reception. It also caused this album to be Bush's lowest-selling record - only being certified silver in the UK. Over the years this album's critical standing has improved and it was featured on lists of underrated albums. The avant-garde nature of her songwriting and dense soundscapes were both a positive and negative to critics. It was a brave piece of abstract pop rock music that was a nice change of pace from mainstream music at the time. Kate Bush described this album herself as one she went mad with. This was an interesting album to say the least. Kate Bush is an extremely talented singer-songwriter that tried something different with this album. The songs weren't anything to write home about, but they weren't bad either. The Dreaming is a unique album that deserves a listen, because how else will you know if you like it or not?

Nah. Made me want to punch music right in the dick.

I did not like that.

Weird album I have some mixed feelings about. Some early tracks are a bit whiny at times. Then ‘Suspended in Gaffa’ came on and I was like “Ok, now we’re getting somewhere…” and then I got hit with ‘The Dreaming’. Wow. It’s somehow punchy and ethereal, with such strong lyrics. I really appreciate how bold and gutsy this album is, especially since it’s entirely produced by Bush too! It’s definitely not an album that you listen to at a party, or relaxing at home with your friends— it’s when you want to listen to something eccentric and experience new musical sounds. I’d give this a 7.5/10, so let’s round it up :).

Is that a bloody tenner, oi bruv, look at this tenner I’ves just seen

Too discordant and noisy for my taste. I love Kate Bush and I appreciate her stepping out and trying different things and experimenting. There are some great tracks, like "All The Love" and I also like "Houdini". Overall, I probably won't listen again.

Not really my style but there were flashes that were good. 5/10

I'm only familiar with her because of her song that was featured on "Stranger Things". I think that song was hugely overrated and wasn't very good at all. I felt this way about this album too. I didn't make it through listening to the entire thing. I couldn't stand the sound of the her voice/the vocal effects used were annoying and the music just plain sucked. She barely escaped a 1/5.

Interesting.

This is my favorite Kate Bush album, ever-so-slightly beating out Hounds of Love. I can't think of any music that sounds remotely like this album, and even if something else did sound like this, there's no way the songs would be this good. I love the chiming guitar in "Get Out of My House" and the bass throughout is so good.

2,5

Had high expectations but disappointed. Interesting sound but overall somewhat strange.

horrific nonsense whispering and overall just strange music.

Très expérimental. Souvent trop. Quelques beaux moments ("Suspended in Gaffa", "Night of the Swallow"...), mais le reste est compliqué, unique et parfois trop dissonant. Peut être que dans quelques écoutes j'y verrai le génie, mais pour l'instant je passe à côté de beaucoup de choses, même si je reconnais le talent.

Oh that's right, Kate's weird. 3 stars.

An interesting if unconventional album by Kate Bush, I was only mildly disappointed that this album did not contain "Running Up That Hill" or "Wuthering Heights". But it perfectly encapsulates the wild and wacky nature of who and what is Kate Bush. Very experimental and wacky, but without that, it wouldn't be the same. Best: Set In Your Lap Worst: Get Out Of My House 3.5 Stars

I've loved Kate Bush ever since I discovered Wuthering Heights as a teenager. She's wonderfully weird and while I probably won't go back to this album, it was interesting in it's experimentality

I couldn't get through it. This album was disgusting. You can be yourself Kate Bush but I don't want any part of it.

I think this is album I 100% do not “get” but either way I thought it was trash.

this definitely deserves its place on the 1001 albums list because its fucking batshit mental. i find her popularity as confusing as i do for the popularity bestowed on Prince. i just don't get it.

After a day spent bathing in sauerkraut, eating wild strawberries and listening to Kate Bush, I think I'm in love. I'm telling you brother, this is how to live. Yeeeeeee Haw motherfuckers. Peace.

A bit sick of her at this point. Trim that Bush

A different side of Kate Bush, I didn't know before. While I didn't like everything, I found "Houdini" very touching

No doubting her talent, but I just don’t get on with the music all that well.

very quirky album, overall enjoyed it.

This album provides a really interesting contrast with Hounds of Love, the other Kate Bush album that I've gotten on this list, and the album that comes after this one in her discography. This album is just Kate Bush being weirdass Kate Bush, and I must say that I dig her style. It's far less melodic than Hounds of Love, and makes for a much more difficult listen, but the quality is still clearly here. It seems crazy to me that this album made it to #3 on the UK album chart because it's really out there, but perhaps the general British audience had more of a tolerance for weird stuff then (they've certainly always tolerated weird stuff better than Americans anyway). I don't have a fucking clue how to describe this album. It can be a somewhat challenging listen at points, but it's always interesting, and she keeps finding ways to bring my attention back when it starts to wander 4/5

Pretty awful. First exposure to older Kate Bush. Hopefully my last as well. 1/5

Excellent and weird! Solid 3.5

A wonderfully dense, creative, experimental mess of an album which makes more and more sense the more you listen to it. 4.5/5

kate bush would thrive in 2023. I think major attributes of her style have kind of circled back multiple times (there goes a tenner is reminding me of marina and the diamonds) the screaming in get out of my house is cool

she kinda sucks

Just as potty as you would expect leaving kate bush to produce an album

Mad. A totally mad record. Kate Bush is a total legend but this isn’t the album I’ll listen if given a choice.

tastes but I like her, not her best

Not a fan of Kate Bush. I know this is her most “experimental” record, but it’s still straight-up not that good. It kept me interested though, which is why I’m bumping it up to 2 stars. Can’t say I’ll ever listen to it again.

Delightfully strange, and really pushing the boundaries of what could be called pop. Its either decades ahead of its time, or acts like Richard Dawson and Joanna Newsom are behind.

??? maybe it is something you need to acquired a taste for, but life is too short for this. Never heard this before and I'm really fine with never, ever hearing any of this again.

There’s weird good and weird wtf. How much coke did Kate and her producer do?

Love experimental music, this was just not my wheel house.

Pretty good 80’s album. I like it better than sinade O’Connor or other comparable artists

Holy fuck my ears are bleeding in the "The Dreaming" song. Please make it stop. This album is fucked on my rating. On the last song, still so bad. So glad it's almost over. this shit is getting a 1 star from me

This album feels like it's supposed to be a musical, but not a musical I would watch. Night of the Swallow is probably the best song. Lots of screaming. The beginning of the last song feels like it's going to be great, but then the screaming starts. Hee Haw Hee Haw Hee Haw

Very busy with a lot of random noises and talking Sounds like it is from a musical It's like a PG version of that Suicide album

This might be the weirdest fucking album I’ve ever heard and not in a good way. It’s like trying to be weird for the sake of being weird. I don’t even think I can respect the experimental aspects of it. Not a fan.

Absolutely loved this. bonkers nonsense and i'm fully behind it

I *really* dont like the nonsense of this album, I dont know if theres some deeper meaning that I have to delve into, since she is regarded as such an icon, but I cant emphasise how much it seemed like gibberish

Lots going on here, exactly what you'd expect from Kate Bush. I actually listened to this twice because I had no idea what my rating was after the first listen. Read on the wiki that Kate Bush produced this herself (which would've been HUGE in the early 80s) so it does get extra points for that. I found the production to be a bit rough and ready and the synth instruments stood out like a sore thumb in places. (Synths are great but they should not be used to replace instruments imo) Really liked the first 5 or so tracks, until The Dreaming (I had no idea what was going on there) I have never heard a song like Houdini in my life, it was intensely beautiful sections mixed with screaming and polyrhythmic drums. Really did not like Get Out of My House, too abstract for me I wanted to give this more (as the songs I liked, I LOVED) but can't justify it when I actively don't like a couple of the tracks I think 3.5

One of the most obnoxious things I've heard in recent memory.

I’ve never understood why people like Kate Bush. I mean, “running up the hill” is solid, made all the better by Stranger Things but this was not good.

I’m glad I was first introduced to Kate Bush in high school (Wuthering Heights, specifically). Otherwise, this would have been a very shocking experience.

What a weirdo, but it's good

I didn't like this.

album before hounds of love. sat in your lap - so theatrical, dramatic. big synth there goes a tenner - bit kind of oompah. pull out the pin - maybe most conventional pop so far. love the bass (know this from hounds of love) suspended in gaffa - waltz thing. cute i'm enjoying this. so far - theatrical, less poppy than HoL but not irritating!

Have always loved her voice and this album shows it off well.

This album reminds me of an American Bjorn. It has some interesting elements, but it's too experimental for me to get into.

KATE!

Hounds of Love & Sensual World gfallt ma bis dato iwie besser, aber still.. it's Kate Bush

Kate Bush is a double edged sword for me of inspired creativity and aurally jarring experimentation. I don't always love it, and I don't love this one, but I massively respect it

Not excellent, very weird.

Disc complicat i enrevessat com pocs. Per ser pop dels '80 no podia quedar més lluny dels seus contemporanis. Però la seva creativitat és desbordant. Com més el coneixes més l'estimes

Bjork on coke. This is one experiment that doesn’t work for me.

I thought I knew what to expect from Kate Bush after being assigned The Sensual World a few months back, but I was wrong. This was better than that one, to me, which may be controversial given the low rating on this one. It was really great though. I loved the tone of the album. One or two parts were a bit too much for me, as is the case with most albums that are so experimental, but this came very close to a five star. Maybe I like Kate Bush more than I thought? My favourite songs were All The Love, Pull Out The Pin, and There Goes A Tenner.

I felt a lot of affection for this, although it definitely commits to its deep wierdness to a fault. Certainly not boring. The music I think could have done with a little less new wave blips and a little more orchestral lush.

Heard it before?:Yes Enjoy it?: Yes, very distinctive and unusual as ever, it’s why everybody loves her Favourite song; Track 7 - Night of The Swallow

Completamente falopa, me encanto

Sonidos familiares vueltos incompatibles por una fuerza extraña, que trastoca la articulación normal en un punto tan sensible como imperceptible. Kate Bush hace del pop un lugar para sus ritos, tierra fértil para inmolarlo y hacer nacer allí, bajo caras en permanente metamorfosis, una nueva vida, la cual será tal como ella quiera: chillona, grave, aguda, o un teatro puro.

Es demasiado falopa y honestamente no lo volvería a escuchar :/ 4/10

kate bush did 9/11

C’est un peu weird comme album, pas du tout ce a quoi je m’atrendais, j’ai aime parfois et pas trop d’autres. Je me retourne vers hound of love qui est un meilleur album overall. 3.15

She’s a talent. It was a very unique sight and sound when she first appeared and she’s written some beautiful songs. Quite enjoyed the album maybe just nudging a 4 ?

Was OK.

Not the best Kate Bush album, but a great album!

Really loved this album!! So ethereal and experimental! Every song felt like it was in a different genre, so unpredictable yet somehow works together. Her vocals are amazing. Saved songs: There Goes A Tenner, Pull Out The Pin, Leave It Open, All The Love, Get Out Of My House

So Very Kate! Experimental, groundbreaking, unapologetic. Not always successful, but never uninteresting. Not my favourite Kate Bush album, but she is nevertheless a tour de force.

I love Kate Bush.

Her songs evoke memories of windswept English moors I’ve never seen and Victorian carnivals I’ve never been to. There are a few of her songs that I would give a five, but none of them are on this album.

So far, this week is an exploration of my CD collection. I LOVE this album. I realize it may make some folks run for the hills, but not me. I discovered Kate Bush via Hounds of Love, at the time of its release, browsing through a record store — bought it on vinyl. I was immediately smitten, that album is genius. So I went out and bought this album on CD, the release that precedes Hounds, and I was forever a Kate Bush devotee. I was blown away by her willingness to follow every idea down the rabbit hole as far as it went. I was thrilled by her bravery as an artist, to go out on a limb over and over again. And in the end, I really just love these songs. The opening drums and stilted rhythm of the opening track is a great introduction to the album. So many elements that get featured in the course of the record are included here. I get chills during "Leave It Open," Night Of The Swallow," and "All The Love" (great opening line to that song); "Get Out Of My House" is an sonic journey from shimmering guitar to braying vocalists that slays me every time; I remember a buddy from college freaking out on me for turning him on to "Houdini" (it was like a horror film that got under his skin). Hell, every song on this album goes in a direction you couldn't have expected. There's not a track I don't love. Bush is a singular songwriter and producer who sits atop many an artists' list of influences, and this is her at her most manic and chaotic and inventive. If you didn't pick up on this already, I'm a Bushie through and through.

Until today, I had never listened to an entire Kate Bush album. Which is weird, because in college I practically wore out a copy of her greatest hits collection, The Whole Story. But yet somehow I never got around to picking up any of her albums. Earlier this year, when Stranger Things brought her back into the public's eye, I made an attempt to listen to The Hounds of Love, but I got distracted and never got around to finishing it. Anyway, I'm glad I finally got to listen to this, as I'd always been captivated by its cover. I've always been stunned by her vocal range, but damn on this album she's just flat out ridiculous, sometimes becoming four or five different characters in a single song. No wonder she worked with Peter Gabriel as their two approaches to singing are so similar. There's a lot to digest on this album and my one listen isn't going to be enough to fully "get it," but I'm going to go ahead and give this a full five-star review, just for its sheer audacity (these aren't even songs as much as they're experiences. Whole worlds are contained therein) and for her bravura performances. It's possible this will settle into four-star territory as I become more familiar, but I'll give her the benefit of the doubt.

There's definitely something special about Kate Bush. She's one of those artists that is simply striking upon first exposure. Like WHO, WHAT IS she? Avant garde. Aesthetically innovative indeed! Not my favorite Kate Bush so I’m going right down the middle. I suspect we will meet here again with Kate.

I normally like Kate Bush but not this album

always appreciate experimentation, this one's just not for me

When will we all admit that Kate Bush albums are rubbish?

I didn't like this album. I was interested in listening to Kate Bush with how much Running Up That Hill blew up, but this album feels too experimental for me. Her regular singing voice is awesome, but when she does a more screaming voice, it just sounds off to me. I was hoping for more basic synthwave-esque music, but maybe that's on me for not knowing better. Favorite song: Houdini (except the yelling at the end of the chorus) Worst song: The Dreaming

Don’t like Kate Bush

Art pop queen

I tried but I just couldn't get it. This album is too experimental and 80s for me. It felt like listening to nails scratching on a board for 40 min.

Suspended in Gaffa is my jam. Also, fun fact: she produced this album entirely on her own!

Really enjoyed this one! The first half in particular was was a fun ride.

I don't *not* like Kate Bush but you've got to admit this is a lot. Super interesting, textured and complicated and full of surprises, but also kind of a chore. Do I need my music to be catchy? Not always. But a little catchiness would have gone a long way. Subsequent listens helped a lot. Still not sure about the last two songs, though.

More experimental and not quite what I was expecting after listening to Hounds of Love... probably worth a deeper listen, but I wasn't in the mood for this today

Wow, some pretty wild stuff there from the irrepressible Kate Bush. Not really my thing, for the most part.

Hard to know what to make of this record: it is just a bit too over-worked for my taste. Massively influential, in its way. The mix of samplers and synthesizers with acoustic instruments sounds great, but the songs are so complex and over-worked that I struggle with this in the same way I struggle with prog. The fretless bass dates the production somewhat. A bit too clever-clogs, humourless and emotionally distant. It doesn't really move me. I was thinking 2.5 stars, but the title track makes me feel icky. Her take on Aboriginal issues is perhaps well meaning, but ultimately embarrassing and insensitively executed (this song was originally titled "the Abo Song". Some promo copies of the single are so titled). Didgeridoo playing from well known pervert (and absolutely not-Aboriginal) Rolf Harris. So, we're rounding down.

Vanhoja suosikkeja. Hyvä ja erityisesti eheä kokonaisuus, kunnon albumi. Välillä snadisti liian kokeellista laulia mulle (huohotus), mut kuuluu asiaan (pieni epämukavuus).

Kuuntelukokemuksena jatkuvaa taistelua levyn estetiikkaa vastaan. Asiaa ei myöskään auta se, että biisien koukut on haettu mollivoittoisesta folkista. Mutta ennen kaikkea artistin kehittämät melodiat TOIMIVAT: ne synnyttävät mielihyvää ja kylmiä väreitä. Olisipa tämä tehty 70-luvulla.

A really fun and surprisingly political ska album. Would love to check out some of the band's other works now. 4/5. Favorite Track: Holiday Fortnight

Hmmm - not really sure what the appeal is to this. Not horrific, but really shouldn’t be on the list.

Meh art rock.

Bad.

Kate Bush does a very good impression of Adam Sandler doing a horrible old person impression. My opinion on this is the same as my opinion on Björk - I get it, I even like it, but one of the best of all time? Ehhh... "Sat In Your Lap" and "Night Of The Swallow" are clearly the best songs here. Not even close.

I am so happy that I got to spend my birthday listening to another KATE BUSH ALBUM Sat In My Lap - 10/10 (talk about philosophy) Suspended In Gaffa- 100/10 (THIS IS MY FAVE ON THE ALBUM AND ONE OF MY TOP 10 FROM HER) The rest of the album was excellent I love how I genuinely hear things I have not heard before or am not accustomed too She thinks too outside of the box I genuinely think that Kate Bush should be studied in schools and her philosophical music is on par with Talking Heads

listened to again real weird but not quite catchy enough to shine

I like Kate Bush but only so much. To be sure, this album is well done. It's just a little to artsy for me.

What a great week it's been for 1001! We just got PJ Harvey's most commercial release and it's followed by Kate Bush's least commercial and most avant garde. This is such an original album, I keep wondering who her influences might have been. I was thinking Tom Waits maybe, but Tom didn't start his weird phase until 1983, a year after that this album was released. I know she had a Peter Gabriel producer and the overall rhythm reminded me a bit of the "Security" album - but in the end Kate is unique and doesn't really need any influences. I love someone who isn't afraid to sound different and the song-writing is strong. The first 7 songs are 5 stars for me. It eases up a bit from there and the last track is a jarring. I'm between a 4 and a 5 but I gave Hounds of Love a 4 and for me this is a more exciting and eclectic album.

This is Kate at her absolute creative peak. After releasing three previous albums and having established her artistic cred, the record label let her go wild on this one. She is also almost schizophrenic on this album, with weird screeching background vocal overdubs on many songs and she also affects foreign accents - eg French (and also Donkey) in Get out of my house, Cockney in There goes a tenner and Aussie in The Dreaming. The album starts out with thunderous percussion on Sat in your lap and you just know that its gonna be a wild ride. I can see why some folks think this album is strange or eccentric, but after a repeated listenings (probably 100s in my case) it will grow on you. I can also see how she was a major influence on other eccentric artists such as Bjork. I think this was a landmark work of art, but its not quite her best work - that would probably be Hounds of Love and the sinfully under-rated Aerial.

My second Kate Bush album on this list, after Hounds of Love. This album veers far more towards the experimental than pop, and I didn't enjoy it as much.

Lo único que me gusta es la portada. Irrelevante pero se puede escuchar.

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A little.surreal.

- parts of a song are enjoyable and then it sounds like something out of a horror movie. Like a witch singing - cannot imagine listening to this not at Halloween time

I'm a big fan of Kate Bush and this is a great album. Really enjoyed Sat In Your Lap, Suspended in Gaffa, and The Dreaming.

Don't think I've listened to any Kate Bush from this early in her career before? Definitely an interesting listen, and I appreciate her experimentation! Not sure about the faux Ozzie accent in the title track, but I guess not every experiment is going to land. Fave track - "Pull Out the Pin", maybe? I did enjoy "Get Out Of My House" for the donkey noises - great stuff!

phenomenal

3.5

A truly unique artist. Everything Kate Bush does could only be done by Kate Bush. This album has so many different sounds and styles all packed into it

Well that was weird... Suspended in Gaffa was really good though

At the beginning of listening it was good but then I wasn't in the mood for it at the end and it sounded like shit. Music in a nutshell

Idk don’t love it